Iraqi Civil War Thoughts

Mike Whitney at Counterpunch suggests that Bush really wants a civil war in Iraq.
I'm not certain that that is trueper se, but I wouldn't be surprised if he wants the Sunnis crushed.
That is, I don't think that instability would be the goal as much as reducing the power of the Sunnis as much as possible. Of course, there is no guarantee that if the Sunnis were reduced in strength that the Shiites wouldn't start wondering what they need us around for. (The Kurds would still want protection from Turkey).
We'll see, I guess.